Richmond News December 16 2015

Richmond city councillors decided toreduce the opening hours of three

branches of the Richmond Public Library, ata council meeting Monday night.

The cuts will save $200,000 annually andresult in 26 fewer hours of operation, perweek, across the Steveston, Cambie andIronwood branches. From the savings, thelibrary will apply $150,000 to its e-book andprint collection.

The move comes after councillors, and inparticular Mayor Malcolm Brodie, ques-tioned rising costs of the library last week ata finance committee meeting, where Brodiesaid he wouldn’t consider cuts.

Brodie had expressed concern that the li-brary was asking for an additional $200,000

for its collection on top of a three per centincrease to its annual budget. He noted thelibrary’s annual costs rose themost out of any division inthe city (other divisions roseby just over two per cent, onaverage).

“Obviously, no cuts arebetter than some cuts but I’mhoping we can manage,” saidchief librarian Greg Buss, whowas asked by the committeeto find extra money for the col-lections without having to raise the budget.

“Adding to the collection is important.There’s no point in having your doors openif you can’t provide (reading) material,” saidBuss.

In the wake of council’s directive, a reportMonday from community services managerCathryn Volkering Carlile stated the city feels

the cuts will be “tolerable by the patrons.”Richmondite Eric Ren was lined up with a

dozen people at the Brig-house (Main) branch beforeit opened at 9 a.m. Tuesday.He said while he doesn’tuse the other branches heknows seniors that do. Hesaid weekend hours are par-ticularly important to people.

On Twitter, Jeremy Hop-wood said it was a “weirdplace to focus efficiencies.”

Laura Heroux said the libraries are one ofthe best things left in Richmond.

“I hope they leave them and their greatstaff alone,” she said, via Twitter.

The cuts bring down the 2016 librarybudget increase to 2.38 per cent, for agrand total of $8.7 million.

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! Buddhists at Lingyen Mountain Temple perform a ceremony as part of the temple’s year-end charity drive last Sunday. In keeping with the Buddha’steachings of compassion and giving, Lingyen Mountain Temple collected 5,692 pounds of food, lots of clothing and toys, all of which were donated to theRichmond Food Bank and other charities. Photo by Gord Goble/Special to the News ! See more pictures in The Pulse, page 24.

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Buss said the library is facing challenges intransitioning to e-books, while maintaining the printcollection. On top of those demands, the library istasked to provide non-English materials.

Carlile’s report indicates Richmond’s librarysystem is among the most cost effective in MetroVancouver. Municipal support per capita rings in at$40.61 whereas the regional average is $56.08.

Last year, the library saw 8.8 visits per capita, justabove the regional average of 8.4. Richmond alsohas a strong circulation per capita, considering ithas the least amount of floor space per capita.

According to the report, the library will cut hourson two weekdays at the three aforementionedbranches. Buss said he would have to analyze whatthe exact cuts will entail, but suggested they will beconsistent for the public.

Each branch is open 69-74 hours per week, atvarious times between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m.

Notably, no full-time staff members will be cut;salaries account for roughly 65 per cent of thelibrary’s annual expenses.

This year, the library lost $60,000 in book finerevenue. As such, on top of the reduced hours,Buss has been forced to raise fees, starting in thenew year.

Last week, Coun. Bill McNulty said he agreedwith the new fee schedule but was opposed to thereduced hours. He and Coun. Linda McPhail votedagainst the motion, while Coun. Ken Johnston wasabsent.

Coun. Carol Day was happy with the report.“Look what we can do when we sharpen our pen-

cils,” said Day.Coun. Alexa Loo was outspoken at the committee

level about supporting the library, which, she said,generally assists low-income people more propor-tionately. However, she joined Brodie, Day andcouncillors Harold Steves, Derek Dang and Chak Auin support of the reduced hours.

A47-year-old man has diedafter the car he was driving

slammed into the support pillarsfor a train trestle over River Road.

Richmond RCMP responded tothe collision in the 20,000 blockof River Road, just east of NelsonRoad, at around 3:20 a.m. onMonday.

Police say a black Nissan SUVhad collided with the supportstructure of the bridge. Thedriver, who was alone at the time,sustained massive injuries and re-quired extrication from his vehicleby Richmond Fire-Rescue.

Despite the best efforts of emer-gency crews, however, the driversuccumbed to his injuries.

The RCMP is investigatingalong with the Integrated Colli-sion Analysis and ReconstructionService (ICARS) and CN Police.

CN engineers were contacted toassess the structural integrity ofthe bridge.

“The investigation is in its…infancy. We cannot rule out any-thing at this point,” said Cpl. Den-nis Hwang, of Richmond RCMP.

“Since the collision occurredvery early in the morning, we havenot been able to locate potentialwitnesses.

“If anyone has any informationon this tragic collision, pleasecontact us.”

Anyone with information shouldcall the RCMP at 604-278-1212.To leave a tip, email [email protected] or to remainanonymous, call Crime Stoppersat 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).

! A fire at a BC Hydro substation stopped traffic on River Road and hadpolice warning people to stay away. Photo by Justin Ruscheinski

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! Driver died after crashing into a pil-lar on River Road. Photo submitted.

Smoke could be seen billowing high into the Richmond skyline onTuesday morning as a blaze raged at a BC Hydro substation.

Fire-rescue crews were on the scene at around 6:50 a.m. after the firebroke out at the station near River Drive, at the very north end of No. 4Road.

Richmond RCMP were warning the public to stay away from the fire,indicating that the quality of air in the vicinity may be affected.

It’s understood that all power at the station had been shut off, al-though it was unclear whether crews were able to tackle the fire due toits nature.

Coincidentally, BC Hydro’s website reported an outage in the same9100 block of River Drive yesterday morning. No word yet from BCHydro as to whether there’s a connection to the fire.

At 7 a.m., flames from the fire could be seen as far away as the ArthurLaing and Oak Street bridges.

As of 8 a.m., traffic had been stopped on River Drive, but no poweroutages had been reported on the BC Hydro website.

! Current library hours(except holidays):

Steveston:Mon - Fri: 10 a.m. - 9 p.m.Sat & Sun: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.Ironwood:Mon - Fri: 9 a.m. - 9 p.m.Sat & Sun: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.Cambie:Mon - Fri: 9 a.m. - 9 p.m.Sat & Sun: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

! People wait Tuesday morning forBrighouse Library to open at 9 a.m.Brighouse, which is the city’s mainbranch, is not slated to have its hoursreduced. Photo by Graeme Wood.

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The Richmond School Districtwill have a new superinten-

dent shortly after students arriveback to classes from winter breakin January.

On Thursday, the RichmondBoard of Education announcedit had chosen Sherry Elwood toreplace retiring superintendentMonica Pamer, this February.

“We felt she had some strongvisionary leadership and she hasa wealth of experience, especiallyin the special needs area,” said trustee Deb-bie Tablotney, who recently took over fromtrustee Eric Yung as the board’s chair in anuncontested vote this month.

According to Tablotney, an important factorfor the board’s trustees to consider in choos-ing Elwood was that she already has experi-ence working as a superintendent in ComoxValley School District, and she had recentlyguided her district through a long-range facili-ties review.

Richmond is facing its own facilities review,whereby the district must decide on whatschools to close, as it has residual capacityequal to five elementary and two secondaryschools. So far, under Pamer, the district hasconsulted with the public but has made nodecision as to which schools must close.

Comox’s review is further ahead in theprocess as it has already identified one schoolto close.

Richmond must amalgamate students inorder for schools to be closer to capacity, thusmeeting provincial guidelines to receive fund-ing for seismic upgrades.

As it stands, thousands of Richmond

students are at risk of serious injury or death,given that 24 of its schools are considereda high-risk of failure in the event of a majorearthquake hitting the region.

Tablotney said she wasn’t surewhen the first school could close.She said she would ideally like tohave all school properties stay incontrol of the district.

“I personally want to see howthat land can be used first.Could it be repurposed? Could itbe used for community ameni-ties, such as Kilgour being usedfor Francophone education, orRideau for continuing educa-tion?” asked Tablotney.

Answers to those questions will soon be leftto Elwood. Meanwhile, the district is continu-ing with a review of its policies.

Tablotney said for the most part the reviewsare meant to streamline policies that may beout of date. For instance the board recentlyupdated the district’s video recording policies.

There are at least two controversial poli-cies scheduled for review in the near future:corporate funding and an inclusive policy forgay and transgender children.

Elwood was assistant superintendent inComox in 2010 when that district adopted aspecific policy for such students.

There, the board recognized such students“face a unique set of challenges within ourschools and communities, including beingtargets for discriminatory behaviours.”

Trustee Sandra Nixon has called for morediscussion on the matter, including a policysimilar to Comox and the majority of districtsin B.C. Pamer told the board in Septemberthat the administration is reviewing the dis-trict’s code of conduct and results would bebrought forth in the spring of 2016.

Elwood could not be reached for comment.

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As the holidays draw closer andwe gather with family and friendsto celebrate, we reflect on all of theprecious relationships we have inour lives. Being able to visit withloved ones and share in holidaytraditions like exchanging gifts, weare reminded how good health trulyis the most precious gift we can have.It’s also a gift we can give. Each daywe hear from patients and familieswho are grateful for life-saving care atRichmond Hospital and how the carethey received serves as a powerfulinspiration to give joyfully to helpother patients and families so theytoo can continue to live healthy lives.I’d like to introduce you to someonewho’s name is familiar name inour community, Joe Mitchell. Herecently received an Honorary Doctorof Philanthropy from RichmondHospital Foundation for his donationover the years, and he shares his ownpersonal story of how his life wassaved and how he gives joyfully toRichmond Hospital Foundation tohelp improve the health of others:

My name is Joe Mitchell, and I’m theChairman at Carter Auto Family GM.You might recognize the name ofour auto dealerships throughout theLower Mainland and perhaps evenpurchased a car at one yourself. I’vebeen passionate about cars my entirelife and I’ve been passionate aboutour community. In fact, I’ve lived inRichmond for more than 75 years—since I first moved to Sea Island in1939— and my family and I have hadmany experiences where RichmondHospital took wonderful care of usand exceeded our expectations.

In 2000, I was diagnosed with prostatecancer. At the time, I was in a lot ofpain and didn’t know what steps I’dneed to take to survive. The unknownwas unsettling, and I felt at a losswhen trying to comfort my wife, Jean,and the rest of my family. I looked to

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If it weren’t for Richmond Hospital,I wouldn’t be here to tell my storytoday. And if it weren’t for thetreatment and successful surgery,I wouldn’t have had the chanceto see all my grandchildren growup. The bond that I share with mygrandchildren is truly somethingthat I wouldn’t give up for the world,because family is everything and eachand every family member of ours is soprecious. That’s why it’s so importantfor me to give.

Every year I think what a miracle thatI’m able to celebrate another holidaywith my children and grandchildren.

It’s been several years since thislife-changing event, but I always findmyself reflecting during the holidayseason, with family around. As wegather together, I know that each ofour lives has been touched by the carewe’ve received.

I truly am a believer in RichmondHospital. Please join me in supportingpatients and families in ourcommunity this holiday season,by giving today.


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Richmond is set to receive a dozen newRCMP officers, meanwhile residents

will see a property tax hike of 3.1 per centfor 2016, after Richmondcity council approved thecity’s operating budgetMonday evening.

Last week, councillorstasked general managerof finances Andrew Naza-reth to redistribute moneyfor new police officers toavoid a tax increase be-yond the recommendedthree per cent.

Nazareth subsequently cut previouslybudgeted surpluses from various depart-ments, increased the city’s predictedrevenues, dipped into reserves to the tuneof about $200,000 and recommendedhiring just 12 officers, as opposed to the 17requested by Richmond RCMP.

“We’ve cut every division in the city tofund these police officers. It takes a little bitof a risk, but if we use past performance toforecast our future we can hope to continuewith those surpluses,” said Nazareth.

Coun. Alexa Loo asked whether or notthis was a “hope and a prayer” budget.

Nazareth said there was little wiggle roomif the city is faced with external costs ormarket shifts, particularly when it comesto a possible decline in building permits,

which set a record this year.Loo voted for the budget, but said council

was making the decision on the officersfrom a budgetary perspective, not a com-munity safety one.

This year, RCMP headquarters in Ottawaauthorized Richmond to hire 200 officers,but the city budgeted for just 190. Typi-

cally, the RCMP has notallocated enough officers,although this year it did(191).

Earlier in the day,Superintendent Ren-dall Nesset told council’sfinance committee thedozen officers would be“signed, sealed and deliv-ered” within 12 months.

He said the new officerswould mean current officers can stay withintheir core responsibilities, instead of beingpulled away to help deal with major eventswhen they happen.

Coun. Chak Au voted against the plan fora dozen officers (the part of the budget thatrequires more financial risk, and which wasseparated on paper for a separate vote) be-cause he said the costs and risks were toohigh and he wanted to wait for a decisionon a municipal police force.

Councillors Bill McNulty and Carol Dayboth voted against the overall operatingbudget (2.1 per cent tax increase), butvoted for the dozen police officers.

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In another separate vote,Au, along with Day andMcNulty, also voted againstan additional one per centtax hike for infrastructurereserves.

“Why not 0.5 per cent?”asked Au at the committee.

“Why not two per cent?”replied Mayor MalcolmBrodie, who supports thereserve tax.

“Richmond is rich inassets. I don’t see why wehave to keep putting oneper cent into reserves,” Au

told the Richmond News.Notably, Coun. Ken

Johnston was absent fromcouncil.

After Brodie and council-lors Loo, Harold Steves,Derek Dang and LindaMcPhail all voted in favourof the operating budget,12 officers and reserve tax,Brodie tabled a motion tofund the Steveston interur-ban tram restoration withcasino revenue.

Day, McPhail, Au andDang flipped their decisionlast week at committee

level to not fund the tramand joined McNulty, Stevesand Brodie to approve the$396,000 restoration.

“Surely our biggest heri-tage item should be a partof the Canada 150 celebra-tion” in 2017, said Brodie.

Director of Arts, Cultureand Heritage Services JaneFernyhough said the tramwould be outfitted with anew roof and classic fea-tures such as leather seat-ing and brass finishing.

“We will make it like it wasbefore,” she said.

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So, with myself apparently falling into arather select group, let’s observe the latter,Star Wars, which will either have the hairs onthe back of you neck standing to attentionwith only two more sleeps to go before episodeVII is released, or will make your eyes roll indespair.

Thankfully, I’ve been a Star Wars die-hardever since my mother used to roll the tape ofepisode IV on the old VCR every schoolday toentice my younger brother and I out of bed inthe morning — for three years!

It’s not surprising then that, if you named thescene of the original episode, there’s a prettygood chance I can tell you what they said andhow they said it.

And, suffice to say, I have in my wallet a trioof prized, advance tickets for this Friday’s long-awaited release of The Force Awakens.

The frenzy that is Star Wars’ global domina-tion of every water cooler conversation, andevery product known to our species it wouldseem, leads me effortlessly into Christmasshopping, which is where the path of leastresistance comes clattering to an unfortunateand painful demise.

Shopping during the alleged season of good-will is nothing short of a fate worse than death.

Unless, of course, you enjoy getting elbowedin the ribs and breathed on by someone whoshould really invest in a packet of Excel —Winterfresh — but seems more focused onbeating me into the 12-deep, snaking check-out line to save herself 47 seconds at the busi-ness end of an excruciating 20-minutes.

Really?You’ll notice I said “herself;” clearly she

had only ONE thing on her mind (see secondparagraph). All to save five bucks on an itemthat you just know was never that ticket pricein its life.

Unless it’s a Star Wars item, however.They’re worth every cent, even the candycanes I unashamedly failed to walk past in thedollar store, which were Star Wars by virtue ofthe clear, decaled wrapping and nothing else.

Then there’s the icing on the Christmasshopping cake — the dying art of holding thedoor open for the next person coming in/goingout.

Holding said door is weird when you thinkabout it. I mean, why bother, it takes minimaleffort for the vast majority of the population,right?

Despite a lifetime of awkwardness, I hold thedoor every time, though, including this pastweekend.

And, as usual, it led to some mindbend-ingly anti-social moments; such as a couple ofheart-warming few seconds when the personI’ve held the door open for blasted right pastwithout even acknowledging my presence.Like, sure, I’m your servant, your majesty.

And of course there was the requisite cringetrickling down the spine when I jumped thegun and noticed, too late as it happens, thatthe person I extended the social grace to was

further away than anticipated and I forcedthem into an uncomfortable trot to accept thegesture. One Huffington Post blogger, whileexamining this tradition, aptly named the mo-ment “premature e-hold-ulation.”

To avoid said scenario, much flimsy, ill-informed and non-scientific research hasbeen carried out to ascertain at what distancethe person behind you needs to be for you toextend the courtesy. Fourteen feet seems to bethe average.

I tested it out in the office — it takes threeseconds — and it really depends what kind ofstride pattern you have.

I’m a six foot-tall male in flat shoes and 14feet was spot on for me to negate the need tobreak into a gallop.

I’d definitely re-calibrate down the scale,though, if your intended target was a four-feet-nothing great grandmother with a walkingframe, limp and shortbread-laden backpack.

Which takes me back to Star Wars.Wouldn’t it be great if you could tap into

“The Force” to hold the door open?And one wonders if Darth Vader ever had

to hold the door open for anyone? The doorswere always open for him as he marched omi-nously through the Death Star — apart fromthe scene when Luke Skywalker blasted oneentrance shut to give the Millennium Falcontime to escape, seconds after Ben Kenobi wasstruck down to be made “more powerful thanyou can possibly imagine.”

Although, if big Darth was the one comingbehind you out of Lansdowne Shopping Cen-tre, would you allow him more than 14 feet?

Alan Campbell is a reporter with theRichmond News. Email him at [email protected].

Dear Editor,Every day, volunteers at the

Richmond Hospital HealthcareAuxilliary Thrift Shop in Stevestonsort through a myriad of itemsdonated to the store. These itemsare resold to help fund healthcareinitiatives in Richmond. Ask thevolunteers and they will tell youthat no two days are the same.

Lots of great items are donatedand some not so great, but theyare all interesting. Often thevolunteers wonder where an itemcame from and they can onlyguess the history behind each.

Recently, a watch was donatedand, like all jewellery donations, itwas set aside and sent to jewellerOssie Renouf for appraisal so thata selling price (always lower thanthe appraised value) could be de-termined by the store for resale.

A few months ago, and much toOssie’s amazement, a unique andvaluable Rolex watch showed upwith the engraving “Jennifer Wyatt1984 BC Junior” on the back.Ossie recognized Jennifer’s nameand fame as a home-grown B.C.pro golfer, who was formerly anumber-one ranked women’sgolfer in Canada and a successfulpro on the LPGA tour for severalyears.

Recently, Jennifer was aninductee to the BC Golf Hall ofFame. Ossie immediately called

Jennifer to tell her what he washolding. She remembered thatshe had won that golf tournamentbut, did not immediately remem-ber the watch.

A few days later, she met withOssie and said that, at the ageof 18, she wouldn’t have ap-preciated the watch and wouldhave given it to her mother, andthat was the last she had seenor thought about the watch.

Thinking back, Jennifer recalledthat there was a break-in at hermother’s house in the late 1980sand a lot of jewellery was stolenand since she never missed thewatch, she didn’t connect thewatch with the break-in.

Who took it, where did it go allthose years, who bought it, whosold it, who wore it, and whodonated it? Amazingly, the watchis in like-new condition, and

Ossie believes that it was neveror seldom worn. It needed onlya little oiling. Jennifer says shewill always be extremely gratefulto Ossie and to the thrift store forreturning it to her.

Maria De Olazaval& Valerie Burburkimsher

Richmond Hospital HealthcareAuxilliary Thrift Shop

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Use ‘The Force’ to keep that door open

! Former golf pro, JenniferWyatt, pictured (center) withRichmond Hospital HealthcareThrift Shop Volunteers, from left,Ursula Van Duin, Shirley Tateand Barbara Dirnfeld. Above isthe prize trophy watch whichwas missing for almost 30 years.Photos submitted

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City streets in the dark agesLETTERSto theEditor

Dear Editor,Re: “Really?” column,

Dec. 9.May I suggest a measure

that may help with pedestri-ans at crosswalks; especiallythose at non-illuminatedones.

We were taught in Ontarioto stop at the edge of thesidewalk and extend anarm outwards. This aids

the oncoming drivers (atleast most of them) that theperson standing there wantsto cross. In Richmond, I seepeople loitering about thesecrosswalks, talking on thecellphone, with no intentionof crossing.

This confuses the driverwho will often stop, and thenbe forced to speed up again.

Pedestrians, it is also your

responsibility to come toa full stop before attempt-ing to cross. I notice at theKwantlen University cross-walk that adjoins Lansdownemall, students descend thesteps and immediately runonto the road. Stop, look,point and proceed whensafe.

Ron GrahamRichmond

Dear Editor,Overall, Richmond’s a pretty nice place to

live, except after 4.30 p.m. in winter, whenapparently, someone has stolen all the streetlights and replaced them with….candles?

It’s so dark in my neighbourhood, peoplecan’t see strangers approaching until they’repractically up to your face.

I called the mayor’s office about thespecific locations and I hope some highervoltage bulbs will be installed because it allboils down to a safety issue — somebody’sgoing to trip or get mugged or worse — allto save a few cents on the city’s electric bill?Residents have complained before, I recall.

In this era of LED lights etc., why areyellow-tinged street lights the norm? Theones I’m complaining about were just putup, but still, it’s dark out there! Victorian eradark!

Maybe I’m a lone voice crying out in thedarkness but, I’d kick myself if somebodygot hurt on Richmond’s night sidewalks andI didn’t say anything about a recent experi-ence! That fella who was trying to go aroundme once got a shock when I finally didsense, but barely saw him, at my shoulder.

My lungs carry a lot of power anyway, ifnot the street lights! That’s a joke, but it’snot really a funny matter, is it?

Richmondites should be able to take awalk and see where they’re going and who’sapproaching. And I’m not even asking forre-imbursement for the sock and shoe I gota “soaker” in because I couldn’t see thestupid puddle in front of me.

I’ll lighten up... if the street lights do...please?

Sheila RathburnRichmond

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Editor, Re; “Come hang with the gang,”News, Dec. 11.

After reading the great article on the My-ron Court Gang, I just had to see for myselfwhat they were so proud of and here is whatI found.

Approximately 20 houses, of a certain age,in great condition, obviously lovingly caredfor over the years, grass everywhere, trees,bushes, shrubs and because of it beingwinter, no flowers.

Just about every house had either Christ-mas lights or some sort of Christmas themeon their lawns. The residents should becongratulated because they have managed

to maintain their area as a classic Richmondneighborhood that unfortunately has eitherdisappeared from so many places or is inthe process.

Here is what I did not find!No monster houses, no brick walls, iron

railings, electric gates or stone courtyards,silent and dark sentinels to a foreboding lackof humanity.

There were no construction sites and allthe chaos and aggravation that these bringto a once lovely neighborhood, no uglyareas of old construction materials and largetrucks bringing new ones, no crashing andbanging at all hours.

There was no hell that so many Richmondcitizens have come to dread when housesare sold and the wrecking ball comes to doits ominous work.

My short walk around Myron Court tookme back to some of the wonderful neighbor-hoods where I have lived in Richmond andall the warmth that Christmas lights andglowing trees brought back to me of happytimes.

Hopefully, developers and real estateagents never discover this lovely area so theresidents’ enjoyment can continue.

Alan HallidayRichmond

Dear Editor,If there are so many people driving in

Richmond who can’t read the road signs,is that not an indication that many newCanadians should not be issued withdriving licences, or is the high cost of autoinsurance just another Canadian cross tobear.

If our noble mayor Malcolm Brodie hadthe conviction to pass a law regardingChinese signage, the City of Richmondcould save $70,0000 plus benefits by notemploying a Chinese signage inspector.

Tom ConnorRichmond

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Dear Editor:Re: “Making healthy con-

nections,” News Dec.4.I have just read the cap-

tion under the picture ofRichmond’s new medicalofficer of health in whichshe is quoted as sayingthat she believes the city’s

health may be sufferingbecause of the “the relianceon personal vehicles, asopposed to using publictransit.”

Surely she has beenmisquoted!

How can it be that beingjammed cheek by jowl with

our coughing and sneezingfellow travellers in publictransit it is less likely to leadto upper respiratory tractinfections than being aloneor with a familiar passengerin a car.

Patrick Gannon Sr.Delta

Dear Editor:Re: “Such tragedies happen too often,”

Letters Dec. 4.Recently, writer James Ling Hung asked

if there was any way to prevent pedestriandeaths on our streets. There is quite a bitthat we can do.

In Richmond many motorists are eitherignorant of, or ignore, the rules of the road.Every day, we see drivers blow throughintersections on red lights, turn cornersincorrectly, and change lanes or maketurns without a hint of a signal. If we couldchange just these three driving habits, theroads would be safer for everyone.

Much of this involves the concept ofpredictability, that is, can other drivers orpedestrians predict what you will do?

By following the rules set out in the Mo-tor Vehicle Act, we can vastly improve ourchances of avoiding an accident.

A red signal or stop sign means that thevehicle must come to a full stop. It is notuncommon to see people actually speed upto go through a red light or while corneringaround a stop sign. The MV Act says that

when turning a corner, you turn from theright curb lane into the right curb lane, orfrom the left lane into the left lane.

However, it’s common to see people turnfrom the left lane into the right, and vice-versa. This error makes it dangerous forother drivers coming from the opposite di-rection who have a right to turn at the sametime. In addition, these diagonal turnersare the least likely to watch for, and yield topedestrians in crosswalks.

Just as motorists should drive carefully,pedestrians can also take precautions.Before crossing the street, they can makeeye contact with the driver beside them,use body language to signal their intentions— don’t stand at the corner if not intendingto cross — and cross only when the walklight comes on.

With a little bit of common sense andrespect for others, we can ensure pedestri-ans are safe.

We might also keep our vehicles out of thebody shop.

Marion SmithRichmond

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Transit an ‘unhealthy’ commute

It’s not just the fact that Burkeville is geo-graphically cut off from the rest of Richmond

that separates it from the city.After all, there can’t be too many neighbour-

hoods where everyone knows everyone andtheir business.

But that’s just the way Burkvillians on SeaIsland like it and they wouldn’t have it anyother way.

And it all serves to create a tight and en-gaged community; case in point on Sundaywhen the Sea Island elementary gym waspacked out with 135 adults and children,eager to catch a glimpse of the man in the bigred suit at Sea Island Community Associa-tion’s (SICA) annual Breakfast with Santa.

“We host a number of events throughoutthe year and Breakfast with Santa is one ofthe biggest,” said one of the event’s leadorganizers, Stephanie Monaghan.

The modest $7 ticket for the event breakfastand meeting with Santa was all subsidizedby SICA, with the help of donations from thelocal supermarkets and Starbucks, as wellsome members of the Burkeville communitychipping in with a Costco run.

Monaghan, who’s also a Grade 1 teacher inVancouver, said she’s spent more time sinceHalloween organizing Sunday’s big event than

on her paid job. Not that she’s complaining,of course, as Monaghan is more than happyto help keep Burkeville special.

“I’ve got two kids, a son, 6, and a daugh-ter, 3, and I went along to one of the (SICA)meetings to find out what’s happening in mycommunity. That was it,” said Monaghan.

“Burkeville is a living, breathing community;it’s a bit isolated and contained, but that’s theway we like it. You can’t avoid people here;our kids are all around each other all the timeand you know every adult and kid. There’ssomething very safe about all of that.”

Other annual SICA events include an EasterEgg Hunt, Burkeville Daze and Halloweenfireworks display.

! Meeting Santa were Sea Island CommunityAssociation board members, from left, ReneeRobinson, Julieanne Wazir, Hayley Atkinson,Regina Vychodilova, Stephanie Monaghan andKaren Parker. Photo submitted

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As the old saying goes, it’snot the age, it’s the mile-

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in mind the next time youare looking for the companyof a feline and think it’s acute, fluffy kitten that is theperfect match for you andyour home.

Instead, you might want toconsider adopting an adultcat, and maybe even foster asenior cat.

Our family has taken thatroute, fostering a hand-some, 12-year-old blue point,Siamese-cross named Mr.Fuji whose previous familydecided they couldn’t keephim any longer and turnedhim over to the CARESshelter in Langley. That’swhere my wife and daughtervolunteer every other Sunday— cleaning out cages, litterboxes and generally fussingover every cat that comeswithin clutching and huggingdistance.

A byproduct of their com-mitment to CARES is wehave accumulate cats — it’sthree, adult shelter cats andcounting, with the addition of

Mr. Fuji a couple of monthsago.

We’re not sure of theorigins of his name. That’sone of the downsides offostering an elderly moggie.They come with an estab-lished handle. But that didn’tstop my wife from makinga case for re-naming him“Nigel” — a good, Britishname — when he revealedhis penchant for going nose-first into any unguarded mugof tea he could find. Seems“Nigel” knows a good cuppawhen he sees one and hasthe tea-soaked whiskers toprove it.

Tea-drinking aside, Mr. Fuji

also came with a nice, calmdisposition and showed nokitten-like interest in climbingcurtains, shredding furnitureor clawing his way up yourleg when mealtime was morethan a few minutes overdue.

Thankfully, an older cat,such as Mr. Fuji, is moreconcerned with having hischin rubbed and his shoul-ders kneaded than whetherhis food dish is filled on time.

He’s just a charming oldman who is spending his“retirement” years in a safe,warm home where he willnever go hungry, or unloved.

His time with us may beshort, but he’s a treasured

member of the family.Plus, as a fostered adult

cat, the CARES shelter willprovide for all of his medicalneeds as he ages. So, weknow he will always have the

best of care and spare us theall-too-often agony pet own-ers endure — deciding whenmounting vet costs outweighhaving your friend snuggledin a tight ball on your lap as

their health rapidly fails.Kittens may be cute, but

adult cats need a home, too.Adult fostering works well

in our household. Perhaps, itwill work for you, as well.

! Mr. Fuji, a12-year-oldfostered cat isgiven a cuddleby one of hisbiggest fans,Rhys Raphael.Photo by PhilipRaphael/Rich-mond News

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Today is Dec. 16, which means there areonly nine more shopping days until Christ-

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1. If you are going to buy her some clothes,boots, shoes, etc., make sure they are consis-tent with her current wardrobe. Spend sometime going through her closet, looking at the

labels closely. If you find Kit and Ace, Diorshoes, and a couple of Alexander McQueendresses, do not head down to the mall to buyher a Champion sweatshirt and some mittens.

This will only lead to the worst Christmasmorning experience you’ve had since thattime when you were seven and your reclusiveuncle showed up uninvited, drank all of therum punch and broke your new Super Nin-tendo when he landed on it after passing out.

Obviously, there is nothing wrong with aChampion sweatshirt. In fact, I have one my-self. Just make sure it will be something shewants. Keep it simple; if she’s into workingout, get her some work out gear. If she likesto laze around the house on the weekend, gether a cozy robe.

2. Sizing. When you are rooting around inher closet looking at labels, also take note ofsizes. Again, Christmas morning will be nofun if “Santa” leaves a size 4 under the treeand she’s a size 8.

3. Don’t project your fashion style on to her.Just because you love the Vancouver Ca-nucks/Seattle Seahawks and dress exclusivelyin your favourite team’s garb, unless she hasshown much more than a passing interest, donot get her a sports team toque. And never, Irepeat, never buy her a jersey of any kind.

To be fair, all of the above advice is transfer-able; no guy wants a couture brown vest, if allhe ever wears is New York Mets clothing.

My must-have Christmas item, that is sureto be a hit for any man, woman or child, isthe Stutterheim raincoat from Sweden. Let’sface it, Richmond can get its fair share ofrain. This jacket will keep you dry and lookingfashionable.

Now, let’s talk about New Year’s Eve. Thisis the one date of the year that, even if youare staying in with your loved ones or hangingwith friends playing cards (no cheating thistime, Liz), you should dress to impress.

Nothing’s wrong with sitting on the couch,watching the ball drop in your suit andsparkles. My advice, take it easy on the boozeand enjoy Jan. 1, fresh and ready to take onthe New Year in style.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year,everyone. See you in the New Year with moreHe’s got Style articles.

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you’d want to hear if entering a theme park.It’s just as well that Richmond’s latest

fairground, called “Enchanted,” was madealmost entirely out of gingerbread and othersweet treats.

The magnificent creation was the work ofMcNair secondary culinary program studentsLorraine Cabe and Sayyeda Mulla, who en-tered the third annual McNair GingerbreadCompetition for the first time.

The pair of Grade 11 girls had been work-ing on their intricate design since Octoberand every evening for the last month, aheadof the judging on Friday, which the Rich-mond News was part of.

Such was the quality of the competition,however, the McNair students could onlyfinish second overall, beaten out for gold byRichmond secondary’s “Christmas Express.”

“We’ve been hard at it every single dayfor a month, after school until 8 p.m., in thecafeteria,” said Lorraine, while the designswere still being judged.

“Even the janitor kept coming in and won-dering what we were doing.

“Our biggest issues were the gingerbreadferris wheel breaking, and the Rice Krispie

structure for the rollercoaster kept sinking; ittook us quite a few attempts to get it to set.”

Also entered in the competition, werestudents from MacNeill secondary and L.A.Matheson secondary from North Surrey.

Criteria for the designs included the neces-sity to fit on a table and everything in it hadto be edible.

Entries were judged on originality, best useof gingerbread, best use of icing, best overalland best use of candy.

The top three overall winners were:Gold: Richmond secondary’s “Christmas

Express” (S. Gouden, Hannah Durland,Stephon Mok and Nicole Tan);

Silver: McNair secondary’s “Enchanted”(Lorraine Cabe and Sayyeda Mulla);

Bronze: MacNeill secondary’s “StarringChristmas” (Denise Leung, Chloe Ma, GinaJiang and Tina Su).

And in the category of originality and preci-sion, the top three were:

Gold: McNair’s “Enchanted;”Silver: Richmond secondary’s “Sleeping

Beauty Castle” (Emma Louise Marcotte,Monica Lee, Casandra Melanson and Sa-mantha De La Torre);

Bronze: MacNeill secondary’s “StarringChristmas.”

The top three overall winners and out-of-district participants were awarded with giftbags filled with baking tools and supplies,most of which were donated by SnowcapBaking & Restaurant Supply.

! McNair second-ary’s LorraineCabe, left, andSayyeda Mulla’s‘Enchanted’finished secondoverall. Below,clockwise, fromleft, RichmondSecondary’s ‘Sleep-ing Beauty’ gotsilver for originality,Richmond second-ary’s ‘ChristmasExpress’ got goldoverall and Mac-Neill secondary’s‘Starring Christmas’got bronze overall.Photos by AlanCampbell

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ALANCAMPBELLStaff ReporterACAMPBELLRICHMONDNEWS.COM

Christmas train, theme parkscoop gingerbread prizes

The 12th annual Windows of Hope fund-raiser recently made things brighter for

the Richmond Christmas Fund while addingsome seasonal cheer for customers andworkers at the Richmond Auto Mall.

The event raised an all-time high of$31,795 through sponsorships and otherfundraising initiatives as volunteers usedpaint and brushes to transform 23 windowsin dealerships and businesses into “holidaymasterpieces.”

“The overwhelming support of the eventfrom the community is heart warming,” saidGail Terry, the auto mall’s general manager,who helped present the cheque at theRichmond Chamber of Commerce’s AnnualChristmas Luncheon on Dec. 10. “It’s thereal spirit of Christmas. More than 275volunteers and close to 90 sponsors cametogether to make it happen.”

Last year, the event set a fundraising goalof $30,000 to help celebrate the auto mall’s30th anniversary, Terry said, adding thehope was to surpass it this time around.

“And we did,” she said, holding up a giantcheque for $30,000 and laughing as sheattached an overlay for an additional $1,794made possible by two last minute sponsors.

Windows of Hope 2015 launched Nov.24 when crews organized by RichmondCares, Richmond Gives (formerly VolunteerRichmond) helped transform the mall into abrilliant holiday destination.

More than 250 “volunteer elves” workedtheir magic while being serenaded by theLangley First Capital Barbershop Chorusquartet and the 609 Steveston Royal Cana-dian Air Cadets Band.

There to keep an eye on the proceedingsand offer support was the auto mall’s celeb-rity mascot, Bumper Bear.

Windows of Hope is traditionally the Rich-mond Christmas Fund’s largest contributor,thanks to supporters such as Concord Se-curity, Fairmont Vancouver Airport, 4Refuel,

HUB International Insurance Brokers, JackFM, Kasian Architecture, McDonald’s, News1130, Pound & Grain, RiverRock Casino,Scotiabank and Starbucks.

The Richmond Christmas Fund providesa grocery gift certificate for each familymember, children 12 and under also receivegifts chosen from a toy room and teens 13 to17 gift cards. A record number of families isexpected to take advantage of the commu-nity’s generosity, far surpassing last year’s2,000 participants.

Windows of Hope, which has now raisedwell over $180,000 since its inception, isn’tthe only auto mall holiday project. It hasalso been a longtime, leading contributor tothe Richmond Food Bank. Donations since1990, the year their support started with thedonation of a cargo van, are well in excessof $100,000 in funding and more than100,000 food items.

This year’s campaign will wrap up Dec.21. Donations can be made to the ChristmasFund by visiting the Richmond Auto Mall’sWindows of Hope blog page or by goingdirectly to the Christmas Fund webpage(christmasfund.volunteerrichmond.ca).

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! (Left to right) Wayne Duzita (Richmond Christ-mas Fund community chair), Gail Terry (generalmanager, Richmond Auto Mall), Pierre Pelletier(publisher, Richmond News) with the donationto the Richmond Christmas Fund from the Win-dows of Hope fundraiser. Photo submitted

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Raffles, silent auctions and plentyof ugly Christmas sweaters —

this year’s Richmond Chamber ofCommerce Christmas luncheon lastThursday at the Sheraton VancouverAirport was packed with generosityand good times.

It was also a big boost for the Rich-mond Christmas Fund as the eventraised $7,000 for the charity whichprovides assistance to needy familiesduring the holidays.

Chamber chair Rob Akimow said

the idea was to up the fun quotient ofthe event, which drew about 300.

Among the live auction and raffleprizes were tickets to an upcom-ing Rihanna concert and a bottle ofexclusive champagne (Armand deBrignac).

In the fun but sometimes hard towatch department, two chambermembers were singled out for havingthe best (worst) Christmas attire.

M and M Meats’ Jason Davidsonwas clad in a dinosaur, poinsettiaand handgun holidaypatterned, two-piecesuit and matching tie,

which earned him a finalist place.Judged, by applause from the crowd,to be just ahead of him was CourtneyHaddix, from Quilchena Golf andCountry Club, who wore a home-made Christmas tree sweater thatcame complete with stars and tinsel.

And a special guest, celebrity chefVikram Vij, addressed the audienceon the upcoming From The Kitchento the Boardroom event Jan. 28 atthe River Rock Show Theatre.

! JasonDavidson andCourtney Haddixwere judged tohave some of the‘ugliest’ seasonalattire at the Rich-mond Chamberof CommerceChristmasLuncheon lastThursday. Photosubmitted

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of drums, fire wishes and a marshmallow roast from1 - 4 p.m. at Richmond Nature Park (11851 West-minster Hwy.) on Dec. 19, to mark the upcominglongest night of the year. Admission by donation.

Stroll through Steveston’s historic fishing vil-lage and pass by the Britannia Heritage ShipyardNational Historic Site and Park during the WalkRichmond - Steveston Village/Christmas Celebrationon Dec. 19 from 10 - 11 a.m. The walk ends at theSteveston Community Centre for some Christmascheer. Meeting Spot: Garry Point Concession Stand,12011 7th Avenue.

Don’t gamble with being placed on the “naughty”list this year. Have a word with the “big guy” duringa Breakfast with Santa at River Rock Casino ResortDec. 19-21. In addition to getting some time for aword and photo with Santa at the River Rock ShowTheatre, you can treat yourself to a holiday-style buf-fet between 9 a.m. 12 p.m.

There comes a time in most workingpeople’s lives when they feel like

sour milk — past their “best before”date. Retirement is on the horizon.

Certainly, some people retire at thepinnacle of their career, while othersstay until that magic number arriveswhich guarantees them a full pension.And that could be the sour milk zone.

Either way, those of us facing retire-ment within five years definitely need toprepare ourselves for the next chapterin our lives. And that doesn’t just meanbeing financially secure, although that’sprobably the most important piece inthe puzzle, and one that people fretabout the most.

Besides a pension seminar or retire-ment preparation course that yourworkplace might offer, the library is thenext best place to go for informationand inspiration on the topic.

In Catherine DePino’s book Fire upYour Life in Retirement: 101 Waysfor Women to Reinvent Themselves,readers are treated to an abundance ofgreat ideas in easy-to-digest, bite-sized

chapters.She covers everything

from finances to post-retirement jobs, spiritualand physical health, rela-tionship advice, exploringcreative outlets, travelideas, third-age learning,and the particular chal-lenges that new retireesface.

In practical, readablechapters, DePino helpsease women throughthis new transition periodwith solid, useful advice.Employing a lightheartedstyle, she shows you howto explore and celebratethe myriad of possibilitiesthat await you.

In What to Do to RetireSuccessfully: NavigatingPsychological, Financial and Life-style Hurdles by Martin B. Goldstein,the reader gets useful advice from aneuropsychiatrist on how to prepareemotionally and financially for a fulfill-ing retirement.

While a lot meatier than DePino’sbook, this one might just scare youoff retirement entirely. The section on

personality types andhow they can affect one’sreadiness and ability toembrace retirement isparticularly interesting.

And with people livinglonger than ever before,the retirement periodcan approach one-thirdof a person’s lifetime,or more. So, Goldsteincautions, it’s wise to beready for it in every waythat you can.

For other insights intoretirement, check outYou Can Retire SoonerThan You Think: The 5Money Secrets of theHappiest Retirees byWes Moss, and Retire-ment: Different by De-sign: Six Building Blocks

Fundamentally Changing How Life AfterWork is Viewed, Planned For, and Livedby Rick Steiner. For other popular read-ing suggestions check out RichmondPublic Library’s website at yourlibrary.ca/goodbooks/.

Shelley Civkin is the communica-tions officer with the Richmond PublicLibrary

It’s easy to evaluate a musical like TheWizard of Oz when a six-year-old is in the

next seat. Her take: triple thumbs up.Gateway Theatre’s production of the

classic tale is clever, heartwarming andcertainly worthy of two thumbs up. Addinga third is cheating, but that won’t stopthose wowed by the presence of a realdog on stage.

Oz, which opened on Gateway’s Main-Stage last Friday, indeed has a cast with areal, well-behaved dog who leaves most ofthe heavy lifting to its stunt double stuffy.Don’t worry cat people, there’s muchmore to talk about here than an in-the-furToto. The real gems here are human.

Artistic director Jovanni Sy has givenus the Royal Shakespeare Company stageadaptation of the 76-year-old film, basedon L. Frank Baum’s story. The fairy tale isfamiliar: Dorothy is caught in a twister andfinds herself over the rainbow. She meetsup with Munchkins and, in search of home,follows a yellow brick road with new palsScarecrow, Tinman and Cowardly Lion.

This is a big show. Twenty-six actorsdance and sing through many lands, andwe’re graciously taken to each one throughLauchlin Johnston’s creative sets and SeanNieuwenhuis’s projections. Director Bar-bara Tomasic’s clever inclusion of specialeffects, such as projections and puppetry,effectively conjure up a storm and demon-strate the Wicked Witch’s might.

Leading the cast is the likable BridgetEsler (Dorothy) with a strong, yet admirablyunassuming, presence. Memorable is TaraTravis for her inspired and humourouslyevil portrayal of the Wicked Witch of the

West. Another standout is Victor Hunter forhis convincing portrayal of the brainlessand lovable Scarecrow. Other bright lightsinclude Nathan Cottell for roles that includeEmerald City Guard, R.G. Miller as theWizard of Oz and an ensemble of versatile

young stars.Another star is the music. Chris King is

back to lead the orchestra and create — touse a six-year-old’s description — some-thing that sounds pretty.

Gateway’s December musical is often a

treat, and this year is no exception.Groan at the borrowed phrase, but when

it comes to Oz, there’s no place like Gate-way.

The Wizard of Oz runs at Gateway Theatreuntil Jan. 3. Visit online at gatewaytheatre.com for ticket information and show dates.

! Bridget Esler (left) is Dorothy in GatewayTheatre’s new production of The Wizard ofOz. The show makes use of video projection,including in this scene with Jill Raymond asAunt Em. R.G. Miller (above right) is Profes-sor Marvel, part of a large cast that gracesthe stage in Gateway’s holiday show.David Cooper photos

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Aberdeen Centre ismaking sure visitors havea merry musical Christmasthanks to a series of con-certs until Dec. 27. On Dec.

19 Showcase Academy isscheduled to perform from3:30 - 7:30 p.m. On Dec.20 the Richmond DeltaYouth Orchestra plays from1:30 - 2:30 p.m. And Avavon Lipinski, the GoldenBell Best Chinese Song-stress in Canada is sched-uled to perform at 3:15

and 4 p.m. For a completeschedule, visit aberdeen-centre.com.

Richmond PentecostalChurch (9300 WestminsterHighway) will be holding adonation drive for the Rich-mond Food Bank on Dec. 19from 9 a.m. - 9 p.m. Coffee

and Timbits will be servedand donations will be col-lected at the main entrancefacing the back parking lot.

Get into the spirit of theseason in one of Rich-mond’s new, emergingneighbourhoods with CityCentre’s Winter Carnivalon Dec. 19 from 10 a.m.

- 1 p.m. at the City CentreCommunity Centre (5900Minoru Blvd.). Enjoy hotchocolate, snacks andSanta and continue the fes-tivities with a bouncy castle,arts and crafts, prizes andcarnival games hosted byCity Centre’s FootprintsYouth Leadership Team.Price: $10 per participatingchild aged three to 12 withthe accompanying familymember free of charge. Toregister, call 604-276-4300,or visit online at richmond.ca/register and quote bar-code 1322608.

Tea for two, or more, canbe a holiday treat for you atthe special Christmas Tea atLondon Heritage Farm (6511Dyke Road) on from 12 - 5p.m. on Dec. 19 and 20.Enjoy the farm’s own Lon-don Lady Tea with warm,home baked scones, home-made jam and traditionalChristmas goodies in theTea Room. Then browse themuseum in the farmhouse(entrance by donation), andwander the 2 1/2 acre site,heritage gardens and visitthe chickens. Full Tea Price$12.50 per person.

! UpcomingCalvin Dyck, the Abbots-

ford Youth Orchestra andthe Alumni Project presentLight, a Christmas Concerton Dec. 22 at Bethany Bap-tist. Show time is 7 p.m.This collaborative projectfeatures a variety of tradi-tional carols, jazz, gospel,and classical music; fromCorelli’s Christmas Concertoto Little Drummer Boy withAjay Klassen doing beat-boxing. Tickets are availableat Tom Lee Music or at thedoor. For more, please visitwww.calvindyck.com.

Where will Santa bethe evening before the“big day?” Steveston, ofcourse! That’s where thethe jolly old man will beDec. 24 from 6 - 8 p.m.at the annual StevestonSanta Claus Parade as itwinds its way through thestreets of the fishing village,greeting everyone he sees.The event is sponsored bythe Richmond Firefight-ers Charitable Society andvolunteers will be collectingdonations for the RichmondFood Bank.

! Bethany Baptist Church presents Light, a Christmas Concert onDec. 22. Photo submitted

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■ Richmond racewalker EvanDunfee has now qualified for the20km and 50 km events for next summer’s Olympic Games.

■ Steveston-London Sharks opened play in the Richmond Senior Boys Basketball League lastweek with a 97-79 home court win over the RC Palmer Griffins. Photo by Mark Booth

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Dunfee smashes national record Down UnderAn already most memorable 2015

has got even better for EvanDunfee.The Richmond racewalker, who

captured gold back in July at the PanAmerican Games, shattered the Cana-dian record in capturing the Australian50km Road Walking Championshipson Sunday in Melbourne.In the process, the 25-year-old eas-

ily achieved the Canadian federationqualifying standard for the Rio SummerOlympic Games with a time of 3:43:45,shaving more than six minutes offthe personal best he set when finish-ing 12th at this summer’s IAAF WorldChampionships Beijing.Dunfee had earlier reached the Olym-

pic qualifying standard in 20 km event.He has been training Down Under withCanadian teammates Inaki Gomez andBen Thorne.“Last month in Australia here I’ve

been training in a supernova studydown in Canberra,” said Dunfee, whofinished second in this race last yearin what was then a PB of 3:58:34.“I’m in really good shape, so I knew Iwas ready for a big one. I wasn’t sure

whether it would be a hard or fast racereally, so I didn’t really make my deci-sion until about 3km into the race and Ithought I’d go for it.”Held on a two-kilometre loop in

Fawkner Park, the race got underwaywith a steady start. Thorne, the WorldChampionship bronze medalist over 20km, was treating the race as a trainingexercise and built up a significant earlylead before withdrawing after eightlaps.At 10km, Dunfee was already two

minutes ahead of the chasing pack.He continued to churn out the sub-nine-minute laps and he reached 20kmin just a shade outside 90 minutes witha lead of more than four minutes.Having covered the first half in

1:52:18, Dunfee knew with 25km leftthat he was on course to break theCanadian record of 3:47:48 that hadstood to Marcel Jobin since 1981, nineyears before he was born.Dunfee went through the 40km

checkpoint comfortably inside threehours and he kept up the swift paceto the end, winning in 3:43:45, theseventh-fastest time in the world this

year.“I’m really happy with it and it felt

really good,” he continued. “I thinkthere’s a bit more in the tank therewhen push comes to shove. I’ve taken14 minutes off my PB this year; an-other 14 minutes and we’re good!“This course is so easy to walk on,

it’s by far my favourite course. It makesit so much easier to get into a rhythmand keep it.”Dunfee added that he will keep

focusing on both the 20 and 50 kmdistances. He lost his 20 km Canadianrecord to Thorne’s performance at theWorld Championships.“After losing my 20km record to Ben

in Beijing, I wanted a bit of redemp-tion,” added Dunfee. “I wanted to getthe 50km record in Beijing but I sortof blew up at 42km. So I came in hereand smashed it and it felt great. I’mhappy to get one Canadian recordback.”Australia’s Chris Erickson broke a

national record in finishing just over 10minutes behind Dunfee. South Africa’sMarc Mundell also set a new mark forhis country and placed third.

McMath begin hoop seasonplaying 14 games in 18 days

Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wil-son often tweets “No time to sleep.” For

the McMath Wildcats senior boys basketballteam it’s more like “No time to practice.”No senior boys basketball team in the

province has been as busy as the Wildcatsand it isn’t slowing down this week either.Head coach Bik Chatha believes when it

comes to finding out about his team, nothingcan replicate a game environment so he hasput together a schedule that certainly reflectshis vision.By the time the Wildcats play their final

game before the holiday break against St.Thomas More on Thursday night, they willhave played 14 games in 18 days.The province’s 10th ranked team at

the AAA level began the campaign at theGladstone Tip Off Tournament where it went2-1, losing to King George 92-85 in thefinal. It was then off to the North Shore forthe Sutherland Sabre Classic . The Wildcatsagain reached the final and dropped a 63-59decision to Parksville’s Ballenas Whalers.The focus of late has been on league and

exhibition play. McMath opened its Rich-

mond schedule with an 83-59 win overMcNair, then produced exhibition victoriesover Windsor (59-30) and Sullivan Heights(55-51).This week, it two more league encounters

with Richmond Christian and McRoberts,before a couple of friendlies at home againstBrookswood and No. 1 AAA ranked STM(6:30 p.m. tip-off).“Especially early (in the season), we wanted

to see what we have and there is no betterway to do that than games,” said Chatha.“We are not that familiar with the Grade 11sand we want to know what they can give us.It’s a heavy schedule now then we will taperit off in January and February.“We’re looking forward to St. Thomas

More, the number one team in the province.It’s going to be a big test for us.”

■ Tough run for Sharks in LangleyRichmond’s pre-season favourite got a

taste of elite competition last week at thefourth annual Tsumura Invitational in Langley.The Steveston-London Sharks went 0-3

at the event, highlighted by a 74-49 openinground loss to eventual champion Southridgeon Thursday.The No. 4 ranked AAA South Surrey

school broke a tight game open by outscor-

ing Steveston-London by 10 in the thirdquarter to take an 18-point lead into the final10 minutes.The No. 3 AAA ranked Sharks also fell

to Fleetwood Park (68-66) and Killarney(86-78). Mike Stoneburgh’s squad beganthe week with an entertaining 97-79 leagueopening win against RC Palmer.

■ Ravens roll at Jokers tourneyThe MacNeill Ravens have taken flight to

their season by capturing the John OliverJokers Classic last week. The Ravens de-feated the hosts 69-64 in Friday’s final.Grade 11 guard Justin Dy-Pe was named

tournament MVP after pouring in 31 pointsin the final. Backcourt mate Josh Ignaciowas an all-star.

SPORTS Beyond the Scores

Ens part of 2016 class forBC Volleyball Hall of FameAleading figure in the development of

volleyball in Richmond for many yearsis being recognized by the sport’s provincialgoverning body.Eric Ens will be officially inducted

into the Volleyball B.C. Hall ofFame in February as a builder. Heis one eight members of the Classof 2016.Ens helped transformed the

sport to another level in Richmondback in 1989 when he foundedthe Air Attack Volleyball Club. Itwas part of his vision of buildingthe volleyball community and city-wide promotion of the sport.The lifelong Richmond resident

also was the founding member of the JuniorGirls Provincial Invitational Championshipsand subsequently worked to ensure the eventwould be hosted in communities around theprovince.

His decorated high school coaching careerincludes guiding host the host Cambie Cru-saders to the 2002 senior girls provincial AAAchampionship. The memorable run featured

a semi-final win over cross-townrival McRoberts — reflecting thetalent depth in Richmond.The success for many city

schools would continue over theyears, with a number typicallyqualifying for provincials. This pastseason saw five Richmond teamsparticipate at various tier champi-onships.Air Attack has grown to be one

of the largest volleyball clubs inB.C. with 20 competitive teams, a

house league and a mini-volleyball program,featuring 400 male and female athletes.The Class of 2016 will be inducted Feb. 6

at the Volleyball B.C. Hall of Fame and Excel-lence Awards Banquet Feb. 6 in Burnaby.

Eric Ens

The Richmond Sockeyes will play their fi-nal home game before the holiday break

Thursday when the Mission City Outlawsvisit Minoru Arenas at 7 p.m.The Sockeyes are fresh off a 7-1 drubbing

of the Langley Knights on Monday night.Seven different scorers applied the damageas the hosts jumped out to a 6-0 lead afterone period and never looked back in hand-ing the Knights their 23rd loss in 29 games.

Local product Arjun Badh led the way witha goal and two assists.It should be a much sterner test against

the Outlaws who currently sit atop theHarold Brittain Conference with a 20-8-0record.The win moved Richmond (15-10-1)

within five points of Grandview in the TomShaw Conference. Those teams will meeton Sunday in Burnaby.

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Breckner, PhyllisApril 12, 1916 - December 5, 2015

Our dear mother was born, Phyllis Bachmeier, nearlyone hundred years ago in Romania. She came toSaskatchewan with her family in 1929. From 1936 until2005 she lived in Richmond and the last 10 years shelived in Merritt. Mom is survived by her youngest sister,Ann (Ron) Slett, seven children - Marie (Don) Fielding,Donna (Max) Myers, Raymond (Wendy) Breckner,Lawrence (Heather) Breckner, David (Fusako) Breckner,Dorothy (Paul) Molnar, Theresa (Peter) Morgan, fifteengrandchildren and twenty-one great-grandchildren.She was predeceased by her husbands, SteveSzvoboda in 1945 and Anthony Breckner in 1992.Funeral Mass and prayers at Sacred Heart Church, 2302Jackson Ave., Merritt. Funeral - Saturday, December19th at 11:00 a.m. and Prayers - Friday, December 18 at7 p.m. Funeral Arrangements - Merritt Funeral Chapel

PICKETTS, Betty AnnAugust 22, 1946 - November 24, 2015

Betty Ann passed away peacefully after a longand painful battle with cancer at RichmondGeneral Hospital with family at her side. Her warmsmile and fantastic cooking will be missed. Hergrandson Ethan once remarked after a Sundayfamily dinner “Grandma when you die you andGod will open a restaurant in Heaven.” Betty Annis survived by her husband Larry, sister LindaChurch of Manitoba, son Kyle Riefsnyder (IreneHorvath), daughters Alexis Gronlund, LeannePicketts (Stew Hayne) of Nova Scotia, and hergrandsons Ethan and Fraser Gronlund. There willbe no service as Betty Ann requested.

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WINTER BREAK CHALLENGE

BOBSLED, KAYAK, SKI JUMP, AND SIT-SKI SIMULATORS:Feel the excitement of steering an Olympic bobsled, plunging down a raging river, flying for 2 city blocks, and sit-skiing the slalom.

REACTION TIMERINTERACTIVE CHALLENGES:Put your hand/eye and foot/eye reaction timeto the test.

OLYMPIC SPORTS REPORTER BOOTH:Challenge yourself to broadcasting an Olympicsports event.

GOAL SCORING CHALLENGES:Test your hockey and soccer shooting accuracy.

TOUCH TABLES:Explore themost interesting Olympic storiesfrom the incredible, to the most courageous,to the bizarre.

BODY MIRROR:See how your bodymoves beneath the skin.

1st PLACEROX BIRTHDAY PARTYfor up to 15 kids!

2nd PLACEGO-KART RACINGfor 4 in Richmond

3rd PLACE4 TICKETS TO MONSTER JAMMONSTER TRUCK RALLYBC Place, Feb 27, 2016

* Must be at least 60” tall to ride the race car simulator.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2015 W3W2 WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 16, 2015

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Richmond News December 16 2015